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SUPPLY OF NEW CALENDER TO INDIA
Walmsleys, in collaboration with Servall of India and GapCon of Germany are supplying a two roll Hard Nip Calender to an independent company in India.
Walmsleys have the responsibility of overall design, project management and start-up......

Walmsleys business development in the Second-hand Market
Walmsleys has recognised the increasing demand for the supply of second-hand machines and components for manufacturing and processing of paper and board.
To that aim we have developed a service to provide efficient and knowledgeable sales and marketing services for the worldwide Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Industry........

PAPER MACHINE AUDITING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES
In these difficult times, when paper manufacturers are faced with increased running costs and falling paper prices, the words “Machine Efficiency” and “Cost per Ton” have never been so important.
For many years, these phrases have been closely monitored and echoed in the corridors of the paper making manager’s office . . . but only in the last year or so has “Machine Efficiency” been the key to survival........

SMALL MANUFACTURING CENTRE ADDS TO SERVICING CAPACITY
Opening a small manufacturing centre in the present climate may appear to be unwise, but for Walmsleys Ltd located in Withnell near Chorley, Lancashire, it signals another milestone in their third year of continued growth and success.

Middle East Paper beats the odds
Middle East Paper (MEPCO) located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, are beating the odds, not only by keeping their existing production machines at full capacity,
but also surging ahead with the No 3 Machine project towards an eventual company capacity of 1 million tonnes per annum........

Kruger Canadian rebuild success
“Walmsleys successfully completes the installation and commissioning of Kruger’s PM3 Tissue Machine Rebuild”
A new Suction Pick-up and Suction Press Section was recently installed and commissioned under the supervision of Walmsleys Engineers........

Walmsleys wins major Malaysian order
Muda Paper Mills Sdn. Bhd. has contracted with Walmsleys Ltd. to install a significant upgrade to their PM#6 at Kajang, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The agreed supply includes a metering size press with air turn system, a single tier dryer section, with automated threading between press & dryers sections and between dryers & the metering size press.

Bindal Papers succesful Indian start-up
In May 2009, Walmsleys successfully started up a new 300 TPD Printing and Writing grade machine for Bindal Papers Ltd. of Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The new machine is part of a complete green field project, including a 15MW Power Plant and full Bagasse processing system. ........

Subsea work is plain sailing
“Walmsleys successfully completes the installation and commissioning of Kruger’s PM3 Tissue Machine Rebuild”
A new Suction Pick-up and Suction Press Section was recently installed and commissioned under the supervision of Walmsleys Engineers........